Blogging for Books sent me Little Star by Anthony DeStefano. Illustrated by Mark Elliot. Little Star was about the tiniest star in the universe and the birth of Jesus. My children really enjoyed hearing this story. The loved all the illustrations. It was written very well. The storyline was very touching throughout the book. My daughter, Haley went through many emotions while I was reading this to her. First she was so sad because the little star was being ignored and looked very sad. (Mark Elliot did an excellent job on illustrations). Haley got mad when the comet did not clean the little star so he could be all shiny and bright when the King was born. She also got very excited when the little star shone so bright to reach baby Jesus. I did not even have to mention the name Jesus because she saw the baby in the manger she automatically said "Jesus" before I could start to read the page. We all learned a very vaulable lesson by reading this book. I highly recommend this book.
Thanks to Anthony DeStefano, one can use the holy season of Christmas to plant the seed of this vital message in children's heads. When asked about Little Star, DeStefano said: "This is by far the best thing I've ever done. I don't think I'll ever be able to top it".
The story begins with a little boy searching the sky for the Christmas star. He is having no luck when his father tells the little boy that he will not find the Christmas star because he is no longer up there. The little boy becomes sadden when the father stated, "Have I never told you the story of the Christmas Star?" He then proceeded to tell the story of the little star.
Little Star is not just for children. It's a lesson for people of all ages and every generation. It is the lesson of sacrifical love. DeStefano chooses to use to teach this lesson with the little star of Bethlehem. This story begins a short period before the birth of Jesus. As the wonderful day approaches, the stars in the sky are very excited and start to prepare for the magical day. They stars know a great King is to be born and each one strives to shine the brightest. But when Little star decides to join in, the bigger stars ignore his efforts. Then one night, a child is born. But when the stars look down to the plains surrounding Bethlehem, all they see is a poor family. All the stars react in the same manner, proclaiming that a King could not be born of a poor family.
Little Star is the only star in the sky that truly understands what the King is doing. Jesus wanted to be born the poorest of the poor. He wanted to be tiny. Little Star understood that it was all about love. He then began to shine so bright so he could touch baby Jesus. All the other Stars yelled at Little Star to stop because he would burn out! Little Star shined all night long over baby Jesus until he turned a dull gray. He truly did burn out, but he will forever be remembered as the the little star of Bethlehem.
Little Star ends with "The true light that gives light to every man was coming into the world." -John I:9 Want to buy? Well you can!
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